Editing the Video File Type Configuration Table Setting the Default Video Format Preferences

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4. Select the Refinery Transport tab and click Add. The Refinery Transport item is

created in the Destinations folder.

5. Select the Refinery Transport item in the Destinations folder. The Refinery

Transport panel is displayed on the right side of the page.

6. Enter the name of the rendition in the Rendition Name field. It can be anything.

This is the name that is displayed on the Rendition Information page in Content Server.

4.4.10 Managing Video Conversion

Content Server identifies content items as digital assets based on the extension of the file checked in. At installation, Digital Asset Manager checks to see if the following common file formats exist in the Content Server Configuration Manager applet. This section covers the following topics: ■ Editing the Video File Type Configuration Table on page 4-27 ■ Setting the Default Video Format Preferences on page 4-28

4.4.10.1 Editing the Video File Type Configuration Table

If you add a file format and map the extension to the Digital Media Video conversion engine, and would like that format to play in an embedded player such as on the Rendition Information page, the extension must exist in the Video File Type configuration table of the dam_cfg_tables.htm file. The dam_cfg_tables.htm file is located in this directory: IdcHomeDircomponentsDAMConverterresources The format must exist in the Video File Type configuration table only for the file to play in an embedded player. If the format is not in the table, the rendition can still be opened and played in a stand alone player that supports the rendered format. To verify that the added format exists in the Video File Type configuration table, open the dam_cfg_tables.htm file in a standard browser and review the file extensions listed. If the file extension does not exist, you must write a custom component listing the extension and additional necessary information and merge the tables. Information on custom components can be found in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Universal Content Management. The following table lists the columns of the Video File Type configuration table and their function: Caution: You must enter a rendition name. If you do not, rendering of the asset will fail. If rendering fails, the content item must be removed from Content Server using Repository Manager, and Inbound Refinery must be restarted. 4-28 Administrators Guide for Conversion

4.4.10.2 Setting the Default Video Format Preferences

Embedded players are displayed on the Rendition Information page or when a web-viewable link is clicked. The format chosen to play in the embedded player is based on a table of user preferences regarding available rendition format options, set on the Video Preferences page. Prior to user input, default preferences are based on values set in the Video Format Preferences table of the dam_cfg_tables.htm file. The dam_cfg_tables.htm file is located in the resources directory: IdcHomeDircomponentsDigitalAssetManager To add new settings or modify default preferences, create a custom component containing the new or modified settings and merge the custom data table into the corresponding default data table. Information on creating custom components can be found in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Universal Content Management. Modifications made to a component resource will be over-written if Digital Asset Manager is updated to a newer version. Column Name Definition fileExtension The extension of the file formats to be supported played in the embedded players. formatName The name of the format associated with the extension. This value corresponds to the values in the Video Format Prefs table, which is configurable, and is displayed in the choice lists of the embedded players. player The player that supports the added format extension. The values are case-sensitive. Currently only three values are allowable: ■ real ■ quicktime ■ wmplayer metafileExtension The metafile extension associated with the format extension, used to determine what embedded player will play a streaming version of the format. There must be a value in this field if the format is streamed. Note: Do not edit a standard Content Server component resource directly. Always create a custom component to merge changes into Content Server or Inbound Refinery. Working With Image and Video Conversions 4-29 The following table lists the columns of the Video Format Preferences table and their function:

4.4.11 Enabling Plug-in Debugging Logs